Registered Dietitian - Cardiology

Location: City of Poughkeepsie

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Description

Summary:

The Registered Dietitian demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide appropriate nutrition care to all ages of the life span including neonates/pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients served by the Food & Nutrition Department. Assumes responsibility for performing nutrition counseling; completes nutritional assessments; calculates nutrition requirements; completes nutrition focused physical examinations to identify malnutrition; assess appropriateness and adequacy of nutrition support and makes recommendations on nutrition support, participates in community nutrition programs;

functions as a member of the health care team to provide optimal nutrition care to prevent/improve malnutrition rate, enhance wound healing, prevent/improve acute and chronic diseases states/symptom management and overall improve patient care/outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Complete nutrition assessment using evidence based and validated tools following the Nutrition Care Process and utilizing the International Dietetics and Nutrition Terminology Reference Manual:
  Standardized Language for the Nutrition Care Process (IDNT).
• Executes purposefully planned nutrition counseling with the intent of changing a nutrition- related behavior, risk factor, environmental condition or aspect of health status for an individual, target group or the community at large.
• Effectively applies knowledge and communicates with others within the multidisciplinary team (e.g. daily rounds).
• Demonstrates clinical competency through continuing education and meets accrediting body regulatory standards.
• Accepts accountability and responsibility for ensuring safety and quality in the services provided and adheres to the Code of Ethics.
• Demonstrates regard for the dignity and respect of all patients, family members, visitors and hospital personnel.
• Maintains and Models Nuvance Health Values.
• Demonstrates regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
• Performs other duties as required.

Working Conditions

Manual:
Some manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational:
Little or no potential for occupational risk

Physical Effort

Physical Environment:
Generally pleasant working conditions

Company:
Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Org Unit: 1230

Department:
Dietary

Exempt:
Yes

Salary Range: $32.00 - $53.45 Hourly Seniority level

• Seniority level
  
  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type
  
  Other

Job function

• Job function
  
  Health Care Provider
• Industries Hospitals and Health Care

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